Quote Originally Posted by jcniest5 View Post
When I say 5Ghz or 4.9Ghz, I'm hoping it's not just "bootable," but also "stable." Bootable doesn't mean much to me.
I did not test for 5ghz stability on every chip but most can do it with around 1.42-1.48 cpuz volts, so probably 1.45-1.50 in the bios, unless you have a really bad one, and your cooling is not up to par.

my worst 2500k did 4.7 prime/linx stable at 1.36 and it was just a very hot chip for air